173 Wash. 2d 477 - McCleary v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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19 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[t]he legislature's 'uniquely constituted fact-finding and opinion gathering processes' provide the best forum for addressing the difficult policy questions inherent in forming the details of an education system.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. El Centro de la Raza v. State · Clarabal v. Dep't of Educ. of State

2. “While the [State] has long recognized these offerings as central to the basic education program, they are not etched in constitutional stone as part of the definition of 'education.' The [State] has an obligation to review the basic education program as the needs of students and the demands of society evolve. From time to time, the [State] will need to evaluate whether new offerings must be included in the basic education program. Likewise, the importance of certain programs or offerings may prove less compelling over time.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
   e.g. Clarabal v. Dep't of Educ. of State

3. “[W]hile the judiciary has the duty to construe and interpret the word 'education' by providing broad constitutional guidelines, the Legislature is obligated to give specific substantive content to the word and to the program it deems necessary to provide that [education].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Clarabal v. Dep't of Educ. of State